The researchers discovered a new class of drugs known as hydroxylase inhibitors reacted with the gut to create protective pathways keeping cells that line the intestines alive.The discovery was published in the scientific journal Gastroenterology and research by experts at the University of Colorado supports the Irish findings.

Has anyone heard of this? Any comments?

38 years old female, Dx'd July '06, Crohn's collitis and terminal ileitis,

I think that the hydroxylase inhibitor works by decreasing intestinal permability. Going on an exclusive enteral nutrition diet (elemental/polymeric liquid diet) can actually do the same thing, and is helpful for some people with IBD, particularly Crohn's in the small bowel.